Fact Sheet: The Food System and the Wealth Gap

The Farm Bill’s food basket programs such as SNAP, WIC, and
Child Nutrition have obvious connections to the wealth gap. The other half of
the Farm Bill- dealing directly with farms and agriculture- may be less clearly
relevant to the Mind the Gap!
conversation.

This fact sheet
focuses on the relationship between food and the wealth gap, from field to fork.
It highlights not only the disparity among farmers, but also inequality within
our food system as a whole: public health, food access, labor, etc. Click here to see the shocking facts we’ve
uncovered in our food system.

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the food system. The featured publications are great for an introduction to
food systems as well as a deeper analysis! Click here to see our recommendations.